Comparison

Sleep Cue vs Conscious Journal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sleep Cue

This app serves as an interactive companion for a wireless brainwave headband. It displays real-time EEG signals and brainwave power spectrograms, enabling users to trigger custom cues based on sleep stages and brainwave activity for lucid dreaming.

Highlights
  • Real-time EEG signal viewing
  • Brainwave power spectrogram
  • Customizable cue triggering
  • Lucid dream induction techniques
  • Research collaboration opportunities
Features
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An interactive companion app for the Enchanted Wave wireless brainwave headband. 1. The app allows users to view the raw EEG signal, and the power spectrogram of brainwave signals in real time. 2. The protocols allows the user to trigger pre-selected cues with a specific logic combination defined by time, sleep stage, and EEG band power strength. 3. The existing protocols include popular and novel techniques for lucid dream induction. We are open to work with both individual and institutional researchers on customized protocols. Please visit https://enchantedwave.square.site/ for more details.

About

Conscious Journal

This app encourages daily reflection and mindfulness to reduce stress and foster personal growth. It provides a space for free writing and offers daily inspirational quotes to support well-being.

Highlights
  • Daily journaling
  • Mindfulness practice
  • Stress reduction
  • Inspirational quotes
  • Personal growth support
Features
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Conscious Journal helps you reduce stress, practice mindfulness, and stay connected with your inner thoughts through daily journaling. Write freely, reflect on your experiences, and discover a new inspirational quote each day to support personal growth and well-being.

Screenshots

Sleep Cue4 screens
Conscious Journal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Conscious Journal at 5.0 against Sleep Cue's 4.2. Conscious Journal also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Sleep Cue's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Conscious Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep Cue ships an update every 3 months, Conscious Journal monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sleep Cue versus Conscious Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep CueConscious Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnchanted Wave LLCDominique Strachan

Customer experience

Sleep Cue

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Conscious Journal

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Cue

No in-app purchases

None

Conscious Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sleep Cue free?
Sleep Cue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conscious Journal free?
Conscious Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sleep Cue or Conscious Journal?
Conscious Journal is rated higher. Sleep Cue averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Conscious Journal averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Sleep Cue or Conscious Journal have ads?
Neither Sleep Cue nor Conscious Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Cue or Conscious Journal?
Sleep Cue ships an update every 3 months, and Conscious Journal monthly. Most recently, Sleep Cue was updated on November 3, 2026 and Conscious Journal on November 3, 2026.

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